Boy, 9, shot in leg by stray bullet in SE Texas

Stray bullet hits boy, 9, in leg in SE Texas

RICHMOND — A 9-year-old boy was shot near Houston by a stray bullet that might have come from a nearby gun range.

Fort Bend County sheriff’s spokesman Bob Haenel told the Houston Chronicle that the boy was walking with his grandfather in a rural area about 35 miles west of Houston Saturday afternoon. A loud noise rang out, and shortly afterward, the boy fell to the ground. He had a bullet wound on his leg.

His grandfather took the boy to an emergency room. He’s being treated for non-life threatening injuries.